How Star Wars Conquered the Universe - The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise (Taylor Chris)(Paperback / softback)

How Star Wars Conquered the Universe - The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise (Taylor Chris)(Paperback / softback)

Forty years and $37 billion later, on the eve of EPISODE VII, the first complete history of STAR WARS - from Lucas's early drafts to the present

Where the Universe Came from: How Einstein's Relativity Unlocks the Past, Present and Future of the Cosmos (New Scientist)(Paperback)

A little over a century ago, a young Albert Einstein presented his general theory of relativity to the world and utterly transformed our understanding of the universe. In Where the Universe Came From leading cosmologists and New Scientist explain that we still have plenty of unfinished business

How the World Really Works : A Scientist´s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future - Václav Smil

We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to

The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World (Herman Arthur)(Pevná vazba)

'A stirring investigation of the Scandinavian influence on our times, both past and present. You won't look at the world the same way again.'--Neal Bascomb, New York Times best-selling author of The Winter Fortress From a New York Times best-selling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, a

The Whitewashing of Christianity: A Hidden Past, A Hurtful Present, and A Hopeful Future (Gay Jerome)(Paperback)

A timely narrative of how the Christian faith has presented in a culturally monolithic manner and the effects it has on generations. And a call for Christians to respond with truth and love rooted in the Gospel. The Whitewashing of Christianity is informative, insightful and inspirational, telling

State - Past, Present, Future (Jessop Bob)(Paperback / softback)

Debates about the role and nature of the state are at the heart of modern politics. However, the state itself remains notoriously difficult to define, and the term is subject to a range of different

Power Of Ideas (Berlin Isaiah)(Paperback / softback)

These essays focus on the social and political role - past, present and future - of ideas and of their progenitors. Contents include 'My Intellectual Path', an autobiographical survey of Berlin's main preoccupations, and 'Jewish Slavery and Emancipation', the classic statement of his Zionist

How Global Currencies Work: Past, Present, and Future (Eichengreen Barry)(Paperback)

A powerful new understanding of global currency trends, including the rise of the Chinese yuan At first glance, the history of the modern global economy seems to support the long-held view that the currency of the world's leading power invariably dominates international trade and finance. But in

How the World Works: The Universe - From the Big Bang to the present day... and beyond (Rooney Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Unscaled - How A.I. and a New Generation of Upstarts are Creating the Economy of the Future (Taneja Hemant)(Paperback / softback)

The most successful startups of the present and future are turning the old rule on its head - bigger is not always

Star Wars (Brooker Will)(Paperback)

The release of Star Wars in 1977 marked the start of what would become a colossal global franchise. Star Wars remains the second highest-grossing film in the United States, and George Lucas's six-part narrative has grown into something more: a culture that goes far beyond the films themselves, with

Star Wars Lost Tribe of the Sith: The Collected Stories (Miller John Jackson)(Paperback / softback)

The bestselling 'Fate of the Jedi' novels introduce the 'Star Wars' universe to a long-forgotten tribe of Sith. This collection of stories tells the origin of that tribe. It includes all eight of the 'Lost Tribe of the Sith' stories, as well as 'Pandemonium', the final

Calculating the Cosmos - How Mathematics Unveils the Universe (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

One of the world's great mathematicians explores the origins, history and future of the

The Druidic Art of Divination: Understanding the Past and Seeing Into the Future (Hughes Jon G.)(Paperback)

A complete guide to the techniques of the pre-Celtic Druids for understanding the past, present, and future - Offers step-by-step instructions for a wealth of practices passed down across five generations of Welsh Druids - Explains the three forms of divination used by the Druids: interpretive

Star Trek: Voyager: String Theory #3: Evolution: Evolution (Jarman Heather)(Paperback)

ENTANGLED STRANDS OF PAST AND PRESENT ENDANGER THE FUTURE A wake of destruction and loss threatens the U.S.S. Voyager (TM) as Chakotay assumes command. Grief over Janeway's impending death coupled with anxiety brought on by the disappearance of Paris, Kim, and the Doctor forces the crew to take

Cards of Your Destiny: What Your Birthday Reveals about You and Your Past, Present, and Future (Camp Robert)(Paperback)

Reveal the secrets of your future, inform your present, and explain your past using just your birthdate and a deck of cards.In this updated and expanded third edition, discover the remarkable wisdom and guidance hidden within the cards. Robert Lee Camp, who is known throughout Hollywood for his

Parliament of Man - The Past, Present and Future of the United Nations (Kennedy Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Can the world be governed by agreement rather than conflict? In 1945 the world's powerful nation states came together to 'save succeeding generations from the scourge of war and reaffirm faith in the fundamental human rights'. This title tells the story of the UN - its creation, the threats it has

The War on Gold (Sutton Antony)(Paperback)

The War on Gold is a definitive study of the past, present, and future of the metal that Keynesian economists and political schemers have denounced as a barbarous relic. The war on gold began several centuries ago, when politicians discovered they could print limitless amounts of paper currency for

Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict (Brooks Max)(Paperback)

The most successful film franchise of all time, Star Wars thrillingly depicts an epic multigenerational conflict fought a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. But the Star Wars saga has as much to say about successful strategies and real-life warfare waged in our own time and place. Strategy

Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource (Sedlak David)(Paperback)

The little-known story of the systems that bring us our drinking water, how they were developed, the problems they are facing, and how they will be reinvented Turn on the faucet, and water pours out. Pull out the drain plug, and the dirty water disappears. Most of us give little thought to the

Marriage in Past, Present and Future Tense(Paperback / softback)

A wide-ranging survey of how marriage relates to social change. A series of global case studies, Marriage in Past, Present and Future Tense unravels the ever-changing intimate and institutional questions united by marriage. Traversing politics, economics, and religion, the authors explore how

Sports Journalism: A History of Glory, Fame, and Technology (Washburn Patrick S.)(Paperback)

Patrick S. Washburn and Chris Lamb tell the full story of the past, the present, and to a degree, the future of American sports journalism. Sports Journalism chronicles how and why technology, religion, social movements, immigration, racism, sexism, social media, athletes, and sportswriters and

Trailblazers: Harriet Tubman (Agard Sandra A.)(Paperback / softback)

Discover the lives of pioneers, past and present, in the TRAILBLAZERS series. How did Harriet Tubman help hundreds of enslaved people reach freedom? Find out how this amazing abolitionist overcame every obstacle in the fight for

The Industrial Vagina: The Political Economy of the Global Sex Trade (Jeffreys Sheila)(Paperback)

The industrialization of prostitution and the sex trade has created a multibillion-dollar global market, involving millions of women, that makes a substantial contribution to national and global economies.The Industrial Vagina examines how prostitution and other aspects of the sex industry have